Dismantling West Africa’s trade barriers can improve food security DAKAR, 20 March 2014 (IRIN) – Severe food shortages in the…
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Follow @{0}ATT, former President of MaliBAMAKO, 18 March 2014 (IRIN) – As mali embarks on a difficult period of national…
The Bayelsa State Government has released the sum of N300 million for payment of gratuity to retirees, which will commence…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross…
ROME, Italy, March 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
Iran is building a crude mock-up of an American aircraft carrier at a ship yard on its Gulf coast and US officials said Friday the goal of the project remains a mystery. Iran has made no attempt to hide its “curious” construction effort near Bandar…
At least seven Syrian soldiers and 17 rebels were killed Friday as three Islamist groups battled to take a border crossing into Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamists included the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front. “Al-Nusra…
French officials are investigating a couple of Indian origin after finding three young boys confined in appalling conditions in a suburban Paris flat. The parents were taken in for questioning after the 27-year-old mother gave birth in January and staff…
A Norwegian art museum on Friday returned a precious Matisse painting looted by the Nazis in the Second World War to the American heirs of the French art dealer Paul Rosenberg. The 1937 painting by Henri Matisse — “Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace…
British singer Kate Bush on Friday announced a surprise series of live shows in London later this year, 35 years after her one and only tour. The 55-year-old, who recently launched a new album, “50 Words For Snow”, will play 15 dates at the Hammersmith…
Authorities in Uganda have ordered a police investigation into complaints by elite female runners that they suffered sexual harassment and abuse from a top athletics coach, a report said Friday. The Daily Monitor said female runners were subjected to…
Canada’s high court on Friday rejected Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s appointment of a like-minded justice to the top court, saying the vacancy must be filled by a judge or lawyer from Quebec. In a 6-1 decision, Supreme Court justices barred Marc Nadon…
EFF has delivered a letter to Washington Governor Jay Inslee today, urging him to sign into law EHB 2789 to…
A London doctor and another man have become the first people to be charged in Britain over female genital mutilation, state prosecutors announced on Friday. Dr. Dhanuson Dharmasena, 31, is accused of re-performing an FGM procedure on a woman who gave…
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) , a leading global supplier of wireless equipment and services, has received a US $29 million order from MTN Nigeria to supply, design and implement Harris MegaStar(R) 1:4 radios for MTN’s high…
The Ogun State Government has ordered the management of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago iwoye, to effect the immediate payment…
The Ogun State Government will not hesitate to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, particularly those in the private sector as it…
Ogun State Government is leaving no stone unturned in providing adequate health care delivery to the citizenry especially in the…
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry said Friday it is selling most of its Canadian real estate holdings, and will lease back some space after the sale. A buyer was not identified, but the Waterloo, Canada-based company said the deal includes three…
(Report from Federal Ministry of Trade and Investments)- Weights And Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and…